The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-26

If there is anybody else who has a
hankering to run for the Office of slier-
if we hope he will pluck up courage
and have the fact announced. The
REGISTER some weeks ago expressed
the opinion that Mr.. BrittOn had fairly
earned q denomination land the elcc-
ton which would follow and it still
thinks he will receive it; nevertheless
if other men are willing to run their
chances nobody can deny their right
to do so, and since the break has been
made, why, the more the merrier.
A recent issue of the Kansas City
Times has the following special from
st. Louis. Is the gentleman referred
to former resident of Humboldt?
Three or four hundred angry citizens Of st.
Louis and Bellevill. ILL.,, are anxious to know
the whereabouts OF Orlin Thurston, who came
here several months ago claiming to represent
lection bureau Of Kansas City. number of
collections which he has made he has so far
failed to account for and he has himself Ills
appeared. leaving substitute In charge of the
Office.
Frank Power has a drilled well 40
feet deep on his farm q miles north
west Of lola, from which, when the
water is low, he frequently draws clOts
of pitchy, oily material that competent
judges pronounce to he crude petrol
cum. This il only another one of the
many evidences of the existence of oil
somewhere in this neighborhOod. We
will surely find it some of these times.
It seems that the drouth this year is
world wide. w. n. West tells us that
he has just received a letter from his
home in England in which it is stated
that no rain has fallen there for three
months. Drinking water is peddled
from house to house and sold at sic
cents quart, and the supply is linn
tied at that! Such news from the
"sea-girt isle" is incredible.
The conviction of Samuel and his
Judgment in the penitentiary gives
Allen cOuntya representation of five
i'm that institution, all convicted of
homicide i'm some degree. The other
four are, VIM Jennings, sentenced in
1882 to ten years, Hugh, Isaac and
Joseph Guillilaud sentenced i'm 1885 for
lie and ten and two years respectively
George Jordan, young man of
Salem township, was brought before
Justice Walters Wednesday charged
with disturbing religious worship at
Sky Rocket school house. Five dollars |
and costs. Warrants are out for two |
two other young men charged with the |
same offense but they have so far elud. |
ed the officers.
d. d. BrittOn, Sheriff of Allen coun-
sy, has announced himself as a candi-
date to be returned to that Office. Mr.. |
BrittOn halls from Usage; he is an old |
citizen we'll qualified for the office he
already fills by appointment. The re-
publicans can not do better than elect
him to make the race.--Kincaid
Chronicle.
90. A large portion Of, that vote (the slum
vOte) is now democ ratic.s ed emocrdf.
Quite true Quite true. Twas ever thus.
Not only "nOw;" but yesterday and forever
Register.
Why couldn't the REGISTER have been honest
and credited the above to the right paper-the
Because the Globe Democrat never
said it.
From q mutual acquaintance we
learn that our friend, w. s. Lawrence,
was married on Wednesday Of this
week, to young lady of Harper,
where he resides. Another one of "the
boys" gone the way of all (unwary)
D. Bs.